G/SPS/N/MYS/55  
9 August 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  MALAYSIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Mineral water (HS code: 2201.10.10 00), Others (HS code: 
2201.90.90 00)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Amendments to the Twenty Fifth Schedule and the 
Twenty Sixth Schedule of the Food Regulations 1985 [P.U.(A) 4 37/1985] . Language(s):  
English . Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  The proposed amendments to the the Food Regulations 1985 
[P.U.(A) 437/1985 ] involve the following:  
1. To amend the microbiological parameters and limits of Escherichia coli , Enterococci , 
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Sulfite -reducing anaerobe  in the Twenty Fifth Schedule 
related to standard for packaged drinking water and vended water;  
2. To amend microbiologica l parameters and limits, and to insert three microbiological 
parameters of Enterococci,  Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Sulfite -reducing anaerobe  in 
the Twenty Sixth Schedule related to standard for natural mineral water.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food s afety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Code Of Hygienic Practice For Collecting, Processing 
And Marketing Of Natural Mineral Waters - CAC/RCP 33 -1985, Code Of Hygienic 
Practice For Bottled/Packaged Dr inking Waters (Other Than Natural Mineral Waters 
- CAC/RCP 48 -2001 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/MYS/55  
 
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  [X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 October 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Food Safety and Quality Division  
Ministry of Health Malaysia  
Level 4, Menara Prisma  
No.26, Jln. Persiaran Perdana, Precint 3  
62675 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia  
Tel: + (603) 8885 0797  
Fax: +(603) 8885 0790  
E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my  
Website: http://fsq.moh.gov.my  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food Safety and Quality Division  
Ministry of Health Malaysia  
Level 4, Menara Prisma  
No.26, Jln. Persiaran Perdana, Precint 3  
62675 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia  
Tel: +(603) 8885 0797  
Fax: +(603) 8885 0790  
E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my  
Website: http://fsq.moh.gov.my